---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to workers’ compensation coverage for firefighters with cancer"
description: "An act relating to workers’ compensation coverage for firefighters with cancer"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 73"
citation: "Vermont S 73 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Philip Baruth"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 37
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-08"
last_action: "2023-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/12f98173-8d34-4a4c-a6de-5892636bb81c"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2024/607"
source_hash: "58337700e96f9e388a04f6c4bed8516823d6ac6626e791fa59d392bf60ab3752"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-vt"]
---

# Vermont S 73 (2023-2024) — An act relating to workers’ compensation coverage for firefighters with cancer

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0073/S-0073%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT026/ACT026%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/ACTS/ACT026/ACT026%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **As Passed By the Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0073/S-0073%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
5. **As Passed By the Senate (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0073/S-0073%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
6. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0073/S-0073%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Official.pdf)
7. **As Passed by Both House and Senate (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0073/S-0073%20As%20Passed%20by%20Both%20House%20and%20Senate%20Unofficial.pdf)
8. **House Proposal of Amendment (Official)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0073/S-0073%20House%20proposal%20of%20amendment%20Official.pdf)
9. **House Proposal of Amendment (Unofficial)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0073/S-0073%20House%20Proposal%20of%20Amendment%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Philip Baruth — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-02-08** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `introduction`
- **2023-03-21** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2023-03-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-21** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-22** Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-22** Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Clarkson for Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs `committee-passage-favorable, reading-2`
- **2023-03-22** Recommendation of amendment agreed to
- **2023-03-22** 3rd reading ordered
- **2023-03-23** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-23** Pending third reading, bill amended as moved by Senator(s) Clarkson and Sears `reading-3`
- **2023-03-23** Read 3rd time & passed `reading-3`
- **2023-03-28** Read first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development `introduction`
- **2023-04-20** Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2023-04-21** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2023-04-21** Rep. Sammis of Castleton moved to postpone action until April 25, 2023, which was agreed to
- **2023-04-25** Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- **2023-04-25** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-25** Rep. Sammis of Castleton reported for the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- **2023-04-25** Rep. Sammis of Castleton moved to substitute an amendment for the report of the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- **2023-04-25** Which was agreed to
- **2023-04-25** Report of Committee on Commerce and Economic Development agreed to, as substituted
- **2023-04-25** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2023-04-26** Action Calendar: Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-26** Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction, reading-3`
- **2023-04-27** House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- **2023-04-28** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2023-04-28** House proposal of amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-02** New Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-03** Unfinished Business/House Proposal of Amendment `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-03** House proposal of amendment; text `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-03** House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-03** As passed by Senate and House `passage`
- **2023-05-04** Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred in `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-12** Delivered to Governor on Wednesday, May 24, 2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-12** Signed by Governor on Tuesday, May 30, 2023 `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-12** Senate Message: Signed by Governor May 30, 2023 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/12f98173-8d34-4a4c-a6de-5892636bb81c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).